Kiruna vs QuickTime Player
Free, already installed, and it hands you exactly what the screen did.
QuickTime is the honest baseline. It is on every Mac, it records the screen without fuss, and it will never make that recording look designed. If a raw capture is all you need, you already have the right tool and you can close this page.
Kiruna
macOS 15 or later, Universal
Free tier, or one payment for Lifetime
QuickTime Player
macOS
Free with macOS
| Feature | Kiruna | QuickTime Player |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic camera path that zooms to clicks | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Backdrops with padding, corners and shadow | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Captions from your narration | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Webcam overlay on a screen recording | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Keystrokes drawn on screen | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Vertical and square output from one take | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Pick an export resolution | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: No |
| Trim the ends of a clip | Kiruna: Yes | QuickTime Player: Yes |
| Costs nothingKiruna's free tier exports 1080p with a small watermark | Kiruna: PartlyPartly | QuickTime Player: Yes |
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
When QuickTime Player is the better pick
- You need a plain capture right now and nothing more.
- You are recording something you will edit elsewhere anyway.
- You do not want to install anything.
Try it against your own take
Record something you already made a video of, and compare the two side by side.
Checked on 26 July 2026 against support.apple.com. Prices and features change, and we would rather fix a mistake than keep it: if something here is out of date, tell us at hello@kiruna.app.